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1980 United States presidential election
1980 United States presidential election in Nebraska Nebraska presidential no 1976 United States presidential election in Nebraska 1976 1984 United States presidential election in Nebraska 1984 November 4, 1980 x160px Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 5 419,937 65.53% Jimmy Carter presidential portrait (cropped 1).jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 166,851 26.04% John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg John B. Anderson Independent Illinois Patrick Lucey 0 44,993 7.02% 1980 United States presidential election in Nebraska results map by county.svg 350px County results
Reagan
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
#800000 90–100% President Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States)
The 1980 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nebraska was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a 39.5-point landslide.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&fips=31&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1980 Presidential General Election Results – Nebraska uselectionatlas.org With 65.53% of the popular vote, Nebraska was Reagan's third strongest state after Utah and Idaho.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1980&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1980 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05
Results
1980 United States presidential election in Nebraska
Republican Party (United States)
Ronald Reagan
419,937
65.53%
Democratic Party (United States)
Jimmy Carter (incumbent)
166,851
26.04%
Independent (politician)
John B. Anderson
44,993
7.02%
Libertarian Party (United States)
Edward Clark
9,073
1.42%
253,086
39.49%
640,854
100.00%
≈55%
Results by county
Countyhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2294 Our Campaigns NE US President Race, November 04, 1980Ronald ReaganRepublicanJimmy CarterDemocraticJohn B. AndersonIndependentEd ClarkLibertarianMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%Adams8,50065.52%3,37225.99% 885 6.82% 2161.66%5,12839.53%12,973Antelope3,19278.68%65916.24% 150 3.70% 561.38%2,53362.44%4,057Arthur24576.80%5717.87% 9 2.82% 82.51%18858.93%319Banner48190.41%336.20% 14 2.63% 40.75%44884.21%532Blaine36181.67%6314.25% 15 3.39% 30.68%29867.42%442Boone2,59872.11%76921.34% 176 4.88% 601.67%1,82950.77%3,603Box Butte3,91270.72%1,20821.84% 307 5.55% 1051.90%2,70448.88%5,532Boyd1,26172.76%37621.70% 62 3.58% 341.96%88551.06%1,733Brown1,61577.38%34116.34% 105 5.03% 261.25%1,27461.04%2,087Buffalo9,76968.59%3,16722.24% 1,028 7.22% 2791.96%6,60246.35%14,243Burt2,80672.08%81420.91% 232 5.96% 411.05%1,99251.17%3,893Butler2,59666.07%1,11228.30% 159 4.05% 621.58%1,48437.77%3,929Cass5,19366.42%2,00725.67% 487 6.23% 1311.68%3,18640.75%7,818Cedar3,25967.09%1,26526.04% 273 5.62% 611.26%1,99441.05%4,858Chase1,59375.75%32415.41% 91 4.33% 954.52%1,26960.34%2,103Cherry2,51779.78%48915.50% 105 3.33% 441.39%2,02864.28%3,155Cheyenne3,07374.81%77618.89% 196 4.77% 631.53%2,29755.92%4,108Clay2,73971.63%84021.97% 190 4.97% 551.44%1,89949.66%3,824Colfax3,25973.17%89320.05% 230 5.16% 721.62%2,36653.12%4,454Cuming4,00678.07%80315.65% 267 5.20% 551.07%3,20362.42%5,131Custer4,56376.90%1,01117.04% 286 4.82% 741.25%3,55259.86%5,934Dakota3,16557.67%1,93035.17% 317 5.78% 761.38%1,23522.50%5,488Dawes3,28376.24%70516.37% 228 5.29% 902.09%2,57859.87%4,306Dawson6,68977.70%1,46316.99% 357 4.15% 1001.16%5,22660.71%8,609Deuel94677.54%19215.74% 63 5.16% 191.56%75461.80%1,220Dixon2,32868.77%82224.28% 200 5.91% 351.03%1,50644.49%3,385Dodge9,52266.82%3,56425.01% 988 6.93% 1761.24%5,95841.81%14,250Douglas96,90859.12%51,66831.52% 13,237 8.07% 2,1171.29%45,24027.60%163,930Dundy1,13880.65%19213.61% 55 3.90% 261.84%94667.04%1,411Fillmore2,43565.00%1,02527.36% 221 5.90% 651.74%1,41037.64%3,746Franklin1,67573.95%44119.47% 109 4.81% 401.77%1,23454.48%2,265Frontier1,34679.27%25915.25% 84 4.95% 90.53%1,08764.02%1,698Furnas2,48378.28%53616.90% 113 3.56% 401.26%1,94761.38%3,172Gage6,08966.18%2,25924.55% 723 7.86% 1301.41%3,83041.63%9,201Garden1,29782.09%20212.78% 63 3.99% 181.14%1,09569.31%1,580Garfield81173.19%23821.48% 43 3.88% 161.44%57351.71%1,108Gosper78376.09%18117.59% 47 4.57% 181.75%60258.50%1,029Grant37380.22%7616.34% 13 2.80% 30.65%29763.88%465Greeley1,02863.26%49530.46% 78 4.80% 241.48%53332.80%1,625Hall12,16668.13%4,42224.76% 987 5.53% 2821.58%7,74443.37%17,857Hamilton3,20074.92%77818.22% 245 5.74% 481.12%2,42256.70%4,271Harlan1,69072.94%48620.98% 109 4.70% 321.38%1,20451.96%2,317Hayes61784.52%8211.23% 21 2.88% 101.37%53573.29%730Hitchcock1,47475.09%32916.76% 115 5.86% 452.29%1,14558.33%1,963Holt4,49577.00%1,01617.40% 245 4.20% 821.40%3,47959.60%5,838Hooker38681.78%6313.35% 18 3.81% 51.06%32368.43%472Howard1,97166.36%78926.57% 170 5.72% 401.35%1,18239.79%2,970Jefferson3,09067.59%1,12524.61% 297 6.50% 601.31%1,96542.98%4,572Johnson1,71967.02%62624.41% 182 7.10% 381.48%1,09342.61%2,565Kearney2,51271.16%72620.57% 227 6.43% 651.84%1,78650.59%3,530Keith3,38177.65%71016.31% 199 4.57% 641.47%2,67161.34%4,354Keya Paha52676.45%13018.90% 27 3.92% 50.73%39657.55%688Kimball1,61575.61%38518.02% 97 4.54% 391.83%1,23057.59%2,136Knox3,40471.08%1,05722.07% 245 5.12% 831.73%2,34749.01%4,789Lancaster38,78050.87%27,16235.63% 9,281 12.17% 1,0101.32%11,61815.24%76,233Lincoln9,64366.60%3,76826.02% 843 5.82% 2251.55%5,87540.58%14,479Logan44282.46%7113.25% 17 3.17% 61.12%37169.21%536Loup36878.30%7415.74% 21 4.47% 71.49%29462.56%470Madison9,71878.82%1,92615.62% 555 4.50% 1301.05%7,79263.20%12,329McPherson28583.09%4914.29% 5 1.46% 41.17%23668.80%343Merrick2,71073.36%71219.27% 212 5.74% 601.62%1,99854.09%3,694Morrill1,89374.53%51220.16% 96 3.78% 391.54%1,38154.37%2,540Nance1,44267.29%56126.18% 100 4.67% 401.87%88141.11%2,143Nemaha2,69568.91%93023.78% 221 5.65% 651.66%1,76545.13%3,911Nuckolls2,18066.42%89927.39% 159 4.84% 441.34%1,28139.03%3,282Otoe4,61170.30%1,47122.43% 391 5.96% 861.31%3,14047.87%6,559Pawnee1,41871.15%43121.63% 122 6.12% 221.10%98749.52%1,993Perkins1,34276.16%31317.76% 83 4.71% 241.36%1,02958.40%1,762Phelps3,46577.95%73416.51% 192 4.32% 541.21%2,73161.44%4,445Pierce2,93880.74%51714.21% 155 4.26% 290.80%2,42166.53%3,639Platte8,80373.51%2,38919.95% 547 4.57% 2361.97%6,41453.56%11,975Polk2,20675.14%53818.32% 149 5.07% 431.46%1,66856.82%2,936Red Willow4,05076.73%89917.03% 256 4.85% 731.38%3,15159.70%5,278Richardson3,63468.00%1,35025.26% 264 4.94% 961.80%2,28442.74%5,344Rock85580.74%14613.79% 39 3.68% 191.79%70966.95%1,059Saline2,93454.17%1,90835.23% 480 8.86% 941.74%1,02618.94%5,416Sarpy15,55267.03%5,68924.52% 1,686 7.27% 2751.19%9,86342.51%23,202Saunders5,22366.06%2,03425.73% 516 6.53% 1331.68%3,18940.33%7,906Scotts Bluff9,50471.73%2,85421.54% 681 5.14% 2101.59%6,65050.19%13,249Seward3,52759.13%1,80330.23% 533 8.94% 1021.71%1,72428.90%5,965Sheridan2,74984.04%37011.31% 121 3.70% 310.95%2,37972.73%3,271Sherman1,25463.65%57829.34% 116 5.89% 221.12%67634.31%1,970Sioux76081.55%12012.88% 33 3.54% 192.04%64068.67%932Stanton1,94578.87%36214.68% 118 4.79% 411.66%1,58364.19%2,466Thayer2,51468.88%92625.37% 178 4.88% 320.88%1,58843.51%3,650Thomas30676.12%6516.17% 26 6.47% 51.24%24159.95%402Thurston1,45461.71%72630.81% 140 5.94% 361.53%72830.90%2,356Valley2,10171.73%65522.36% 124 4.23% 491.67%1,44649.37%2,929Washington4,57070.71%1,45422.50% 358 5.54% 811.25%3,11648.21%6,463Wayne2,84472.53%73318.69% 301 7.68% 431.10%2,11153.84%3,921Webster1,67669.75%54722.76% 138 5.74% 421.75%1,12946.99%2,403Wheeler37474.65%9318.56% 22 4.39% 122.40%28156.09%501York5,08976.71%1,13117.05% 324 4.88% 901.36%3,95859.66%6,634Totals419,93765.53%166,85126.04%44,9937.02%9,0731.42%253,08639.49%640,854
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Butler
Greeley
Saline
Sherman
See also
United States presidential elections in Nebraska
Presidency of Ronald Reagan
References
Nebraska
1980
Category:1980 Nebraska elections